Chemistry+Squares

=Chemistry Squares= Amber Lunde

Purpose
Often the breaks in the shool year don't lend themsleves to the timing of the end of a unit. This activity is used as a review of information that was learned before a break. It serves to get the students back into the idea that we are back at school. It reminds the students what we were learning before we went to break.

Time Required
20-25 minutes

Number of Participants
10-40. Approximately 30 is best.

Supplies Needed
Each player needs a worksheet and a pen/pencil.

Preparation
The facilitator only needs to make enough copies of the handout so that each member of the class will have their own paper.

Introduction
The facilitator needs to hand out the worksheet and read the directions out loud to the class.

Process

 * 1) Pass out one handout to each student (2 minutes).
 * 2) Instruct the students to read the questions in each square. If they know the answer they should put their name in the square. They do not need to write the answer, they can just keep that in their head. Allow the students to complete this step before you procede. (5-10 minutes) They are now considered "experts" for those questions. If they are unsure of the answer they should not put their name in the box.
 * 3) Instruct the students that when they are told to start they are to go around the room and ask other students the answer to the questions they could not answer. They can only get one answer from another student. When that person gives them the answer, they need to write that person's name in the box.(1 minute)
 * 4) Explain to the students that once they have been given the answer to a question, they now can act as an expert on that question as well. If they need to they should write down the answer to the question on the sheet to refer to. (1 minute)
 * 5) Tell the students when all the boxes are filled, they should be an expert on everything on the page. (1 minute)
 * 6) Run through an example for the class if needed. (2 minutes)
 * 7) Play! (10-15 minutes)

Debrief
When the game is finished, it is a good time to review the topics that were covered on the worksheet. (Make sure they were excahnging right answers and correct those that were wrong.) The worksheet can be modified to be used with other topics. to use it as an ice-breaker at a meeting or conference, the questins can be replaced with some general trivia questions or questions that may relate to the topic of the meeting.

Credits
Thsi activity is a version of the name BINGO game where you travel around the room and find and meet people as you learn differeent things about them. That game is more about meeting the other particiapnts, where this game has been modified for people that may already know each other.